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Fossil Hunter: tinbum Location: Cornwall, United Kingdom [Editor's Note: Nice find and you would not be the first to be fooled by one of these fossils! What you are looking at is a piece of the shell of a fossil ammonite. Those ridges on the inside are the internal structure of the shell. The southern coast of [...] […]

Fossil Collector: COHara Location: Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Editor’s Note: Given that it was a tubing trip, we are glad that you only pulled this tooth out of the bag. We will resort to an emoticon for that statement This is half of what is likely a fossil Carcharodon megalodon shark tooth. Accidentally finding its [...] […]

Fossil Collector: Alex B. Location: Florida [Editor: Beautiful find and an interested method of fossil collecting! Florida is well-noted for calcite crystal encrusted shell fossil like this whelk or conch. Very interesting both as a fossil an for display. Similar fossil are found more conventionally at the Drum Point Crystal Mine and throughout the state.] […]

Fossil Collector: HeathPak Location: Carolina Beach, North Carolina [Editor's Note: This mammal fossil looks to be the vertebrae of a seal. The exact age may be difficult to determine unless you were to know the specific geologic formation it came from, but it is likely Miocene which could mean anything from about 5-20 million years.] 5-24 million years […]

Fossil Collector: Emily33 Location: Miramar beach, Portugal [Editor's Note: This is a mammal tooth and our first impression is that this looks like a tapir tooth. Having said that, we're not especially knowledgeable Ice Age Portugal. Can someone else add the this? Please leave a comment.] […]

Fossil Collector: Scott M. Location: Glen Arbor, Michigan [Editor's note: Hmm...the top picture certainly looks like the texture of a crinoid fossil. The second picture could be the cross section of a crinoid, but also looks similar to the base of a horn coral. Any thoughts from Michigan collectors?] […]